Gate securing means



Feb. 28, 1933. w p HAYTHQRN 1,899,149

GATE SECURING MEANS Filed March 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor 1 IL Q By awib Feb. 28, 1933'. I w HAYTHORN 1,899,149

GATE SECURING MEANS Filed March 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb-2851933 I o I 7' I a 1,899,14 I i UNITED; STATES 5 g Application filed/larch 25, 1932. Serial, No. "601,238. p The resent invention relatesto'securing ,An arcuate link 9 ispivotally connected means For gates of the type including a pluto the lever"7' adjacent thehook 8. A-chain rality of strands of wire having one end an- 10 is-connected to. the free end of the link chored to a stationary post and their other 9.1 by j a: swivel coupling 11.1 A- hook 12 or 5 ends secured to a movable bar adapted to be, other'securing means is provided onthe free 55 r in turn, detachably connected with another end'of the chain 10. The chain 10 isloo'ped post and has for some" of its objects toproaroundthe'postti andsecuredin the manner vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a illustrated to advantagein Figures 3 and 4 gate securing means which will be simple in of the drawings for connecting the lever to 10 construction, strong, durable, eflicient and i said post 6. v e a e0 reliable in use and which may be manufac-' Formed integrally withxthe; free end of v tured at low cost. I the lever '7 and disposedat right, angles there- All of the foregoing v and still further 0bto are upper and lower opposed hooks l t the jects and advantages of the invention will ends of which are separated by an interven- 15' become apparent from a study of the following space as best shown in Figure 5. When e5 7 ing specification, taken in connection with the lever 7 is swung from the position shown the accompanying drawings wherein like in Figure 4: to the position shown in Figure characters of reference designate correspond 3 the uppermost strand 2 of the gate 1 is ing parts throughout the several views, and received between the said upper and lower wherein v a hooks, and when the lever 7 is so engaged Figure l is a view in'elevation of a securing with said strand 3 disengagement of the said means inaccordance with this invention operlever 7 from the strand 2 by upward moveatively engaged with a gate. 7 I ment of the lever 7 is prevented by the lower Figure 2 is a view in horizontal section, hook 13, it being noticed in this connection taken substantially on theline 22 of Fig that normally the upper hook 13' supports ure 1. Y the lever 7 on the strand 2 and at the same Figure 3 is a top plan view of the securing. time prevents disconnection of the free endmeans. a p v of the lever 7 from the strand 2 except when Figure 4 is a view in top plan showing the the space between the ends of the hook 13 is a p 30 securing means being swung toward operaopposite the strand 2 and the free end ofthe tive position. i v 1 I f v lever 7 is swung laterally from the strand 2. Figure 5 is a detailviewin vertical section, It will also be understood that when the gate taken substantiallyonthe line 5-5 of Figisfastened the tendency'of the lever 7 is to ure 4. swing toward the position shown in Figure 4,v v

35 Referring now to the drawings indetail, it and such tendency, when the lever 7 is enwill be seen that the reference numerall desgaged with the strand 2 as shown in Figure ignates generally a conventional gate com- 3, will tend to prevent casual disengageprising a plurality of strands of barbed wire ment ofthe free endof the lever 7 from the I 2 having one end anchored toafence post 3. strand-2. A handle 15 is mounted on the 40 The other ends of the strands 2are anchored free end portion of the lever 7. As seen in e to a movable bar 4 the lower end .of which, Figure 5 of the drawings, the lever 7 is of when the gate is closed, is engaged, in a loop tubular material. r u '5 which is mounted on the'lower portion of .In use, the'hook 8 is engaged with the another fence post 6. a I gate bar 4 in the manner illustrated to ad- 45 The embodiment ofrthe present invention vantage in Figure 4 of the drawings and the which is illustrated in the drawings comlever? is then swung toward the gate and prises an elongated lever 7 having one end oneof the hooks .14 engaged with the upperportion twisted and curved in-a manner to -most strand 'of :said gatev forsecuring' the i provide a fulcrum portion'8 which is detach-' lever against swinging rnovement. In this 50 ably engageable with thegate bar 4. manner the'gate' is drawn tautand the bar/l is embraced between the hook 8 and the arcuate link 9, as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings.

It is believed that the many advantages of a securing means constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the referred embodiment of the invention is as il ustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resortedto which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is The herein described gate securing means consisting essentially of a lever having at its forward end curvilinear fulcrum means and-also having at its rear end opposed hooks disposed at right angles to the lever and provided with free ends separated by an intervening space, their heel ends being disposed above and below the lever, and means connected to the lever adjacent to said fulcrum means and adapted for the. connection of the lever to a fence post.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WALTER P. HAYTHORN. 

